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Recognised as Colour

#8DA5E0

  • #8DA5E0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8DA5E0 is a blue with RGB values 141, 165, 224 and HSL 223°, 57%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8DA5E0#8DA5E0
HEX#8DA5E0
RGBrgb(141, 165, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6471, 0.8784
RGB percentages55.3%, 64.7%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(222.7, 57.2%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 37.1%, 87.8%)
CMYK37.1%, 26.3%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,283,040
CSS custom property--colour: #8DA5E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#725A1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91AAE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#89A2DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#73B1B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Light skyblue · ΔE 20.9Light steelblue · ΔE 21.5Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0C88D
Analogous#8DCEE0, #9F8DE0
Triadic#E08DA5, #A5E08D
Split complementary#E09E8D, #CEE08D
Tetradic#E08DCE, #E0C88D, #8DE09F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDE4F6
Lighter +10%#B5C5EB
Darker −10%#6585D5
Darker −20%#3D66CA
Darker −30%#2D50A7
Darker −40%#223D7F
More saturated +25%#7B9DF2
Less saturated −25%#9FADCE

Channel breakdown

R141
G165
B224
Red141 (55.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue222.65°
Saturation (HSL)57.24%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G A5 · B E0

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